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On average floods kill nearly 100 people and are responsible
for damages of nearly 5.0 billion dollars annually.
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- Most flash flood deaths occur at night
- People most at risk are those in automobiles
- 2 feet of water will cause most cars to float
- 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet
- Turn Around Don't Drown
Public Information Statement: Flash Flooding |
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Inland freshwater floods have accounted for more than half of the U.S. tropical cyclone deaths over the past 30 years
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At least 23% of U.S. tropical cyclone deaths occur to people who drown in, or attempting to abandon, their cars
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Public Information Statement: Ice Jams & Snowmelt |
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- Minor - minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat or inconvenience.
- Moderate - some inundation of structures and roads near streams/rivers. Some evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher ground elevations necessary.
- Major - extensive inundation of structures and roads. Significant evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations.
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